Prisoners on death row in the U.S. tend to be men. Only 2.1 percent of those on death row in the United States were women as of December 2020. In the United States, the death penalty is authorized by 27 states and the federal government.
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2020, by gender
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2021). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2020, by gender." Chart. December 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in The United States in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2020, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/